Join the Free Chevron Cowl Crochet-along

When we decided to relaunch our Tunisian crochet free eBook,
I wanted to include stitches and stitch patterns that were innovative and fun. This
eBook was sponsored by Denise Interchangeables, and they put me in touch of
with a fabulous crochet designer, Sheryl Thies, who designed a gorgeous
Tunisian chevron cowl for us.

I was immediately in love! A simple combination of Tunisian
simple stitch, Tunisian simple stitch 3 together, and yarn overs creates
chevrons, a fabric design that is a classic for crochet. Tunisian crochet reminds me of that Broadway classic song "Anything
You Can Do I Can Do Better." You can
make your own determination over which chevron is better, the classic crochet
or Tunisian crochet, but it's fun to explore this fabric in a new technique.

While the original Chevron Cowl was crocheted in a one variegated
yarn, I decided to highlight the chevrons in two color stripes. I want to
invite you to join me in a crochet-along.

Tips for the Chevron Cowl

Forward pass of the first row of the Chevron Cowl with loops picked up in the bottom ridge loop of foundation chain

Choose a Tunisian crochet hook that is long enough. It is
difficult to pick up loops and work the return pass if your loops are bunched
up too tightly on your hook. I paired my Denise Interchangeable hook with a fourteen
inch cord. I love the interchangeable cords for projects that might change in
width. I actually created the foundation chain without the cord attached.

When working foundation Tunisian row, pick up a loop in each
of the bottom ridge loops of the chain. This provides a clean edge.

Pay careful attention when you are working the return pass.
It is easy to accidently draw through one or three loops instead of two.

Foundation Tunisian crochet row finished

The last yarn over of the row tends to hide along the same
line as the selvedge stitch. Remember that the stitch is just hiding when you
think you are short one stitch at the end of the row.

This is wonderful! I got the Denise interchangeable hooks for Christmas. This will be a great project to use them. A couple questions. How do I officially join this CAL? You mentioned that you are using two solid colors instead of variegated. How many rows per color are you doing? Thanks!

I am excited to do a CAL in Tunisian. This will be my first project after learning the stitch a few years ago. I'm not big on cowls but it could make a great gift for my sister who lives in upstate NY where it is cold most of the year.